Conner

Rev. Harry W. Conner Jr., age 80, of Evanston. Retired United Methodist Pastor in the Chicago Area for 35 years. Beloved husband of Jan; dear father of Mark (Sharon), John (Lisa) and Jim (Lori); loving grandfather of Tim, Jamie, Zach, Hannah, Alexandra and Sarah; fond brother of Dick (Betsy) and Tom (Sue). Memorial service will be held Sunday 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Evanston, 1630 Hinman Ave. Memorial gifts may be made to the Evanston Ecumenical Action Council Hospitality Center...

ST. LOUIS - In a tight NCAA tournament game against an unheralded opponent, there are some Kansas players who would be expected to take over. Andrew Wiggins, Tariq Black and Perry Ellis certainly did their parts in helping the second-seeded Jayhawks stave off 15th-seeded Eastern Kentucky 80-69 Friday in the second round at Scottrade Center. But it was two bench players, forward Jamari Traylor and guard Conner Frankamp, who helped make the difference. "I think (Frankamp)

William B. Conner Jr. has been named president and chief executive officer of CAPA, the Columbus, Ohio-based arts presenter that operates the Chicago Theatre. Currently president of Clear Channel Entertainment--Boston, and formerly an executive with the defunct Toronto-based theater producer Livent, Conner, 50, replaces Douglas F. Kridler, who left CAPA for a job with the Columbus Foundation. Under Kridler, CAPA emphasized dance and music and regarded theater as a small part of its...

The beaten and strangled body of 12-year-old Jahmeshia Conner was found in an Englewood alley on Nov. 30, 2009, two weeks after she was reported missing. The crime horrified Chicagoans; Democratic U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush delivered her eulogy. But it remains unsolved. Jahmeshia was last seen alive on Nov. 16 at a bus stop about a half-mile from an aunt's home. Her family reported her missing a day after she disappeared, and Chicago police immediately launched an investigation. As part of that inquiry,...

A former Waukegan West High School assistant coach was found guilty Friday of the delivery of two kilos of cocaine. William Conner Jr., 31, of 610 Evergreen St., Waukegan, was convicted of delivering the cocaine to a Northeastern Metropolitan Enforcement Group undercover agent for $96,000, said Assistant State's Atty. Ed Pietrucha. Conner, who was assistant track coach and assistant freshman football coach at Waukegan West, was arrested Jan. 7, 1984, said Pietrucha, who tried the case with...

PARIS (Reuters) - Boeing's extraordinary effort to solve battery problems that hit the 787 Dreamliner early this year did not disrupt progress on other aircraft programs, which remain on schedule. "It didn't slow down development," despite doing three years of work in three months to fix the problem of overheating batteries on the 787, said Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Ray Conner, speaking at a news briefing ahead of the start of the Paris air show which opens on...

NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters) - Boeing Commercial Aircraft Chief Executive Ray Conner said the company is very confident about its proposed fix for batteries that melted down on two 787 Dreamliners in January, and the process of getting the fix installed and the plane flying again can move quickly once the solution is approved by regulators. Conner said parent Boeing Co saw no reason to adjust its forecast for the number of 787 jets delivered this year....

A new case of citrus canker has been found at a nursery near Haines City, Fla., officials said. The infestation is the first to be found in the state since last April, said Florida Agricultural Commissioner Doyle Conner. He said it is expected that about 3 million seedlings will have to be burned to prevent a spread of the malady.

The Sports Xchange Jets sign FB Conner The New York Jets signed fullback John Conner Saturday to replace Chris Pressley, who was placed on injured reserve. Conner was drafted by the Jets in 2010 but was cleared from the roster earlier this season in an injury settlement. Pressley injured his right knee in Thursday night's victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. He started in seven of the 14 games he played this year. -----------------------------------------------

Conner's film and television client base is global. "In finance, production and distribution alike, we need to bridge cultures and continents to create a winning team," he says of repping a Swiss bank in its $50 million production loan to "The Wolf of Wall Street," one of the most expensive indie film projects of 2012. Earlier, in Sony Pictures Entertainment's $150 million pact with Hemisphere Capital...

Laci Peterson and her son, Conner, were buried together in a private ceremony four months after their bodies washed ashore in San Francisco Bay, a family spokeswoman said Saturday. About 250 relatives and friends attended the 30-minute service Friday at a cemetery in the Central Valley, said Kim Petersen, a spokeswoman for Laci Peterson's family. Mourners released two doves, representing Laci and Conner, and then 20 more, representing angels. The burials followed a funeral...

The ragged red cloth hanging from the door handle was the signal that we'd be safe, but we weren't sure who to trust. We sent just one from our group - there were a dozen of us hidden in the trees - to the door of the yellow-and-green house. "A friend of a friend sent us," she whispered when a middle-aged Quaker woman with a kind face answered. "You're safe here," she said, quickly ushering us inside, warning us to be quiet and giving us cornbread. We...

The Sports Xchange Jets' Keller, Conner out for Sunday New York Jets tight end Dustin Keller and fullback John Conner have been ruled out for Sunday's game at the Miami Dolphins, the New York Daily News reported Saturday. Keller has a hamstring injury while Conner is nursing a knee injury. -----------------------------------------------